At least it's not Monday? Randoms.

[jillywilly]

[jillywilly]

Between it being super windy last night and a toddler who decided midnight is not an appropriate time to sleep, my Tuesday is feeling kind of Monday-ish right now. But I've got coffee, and a chicken parm casserole recipe in the crock pot for dinner tonight I'm really excited to try, so I'm going to be optimistic and say things are looking up from here!

[holliberry28]

I've been out in the field Friday and Monday, so this is my first day back in the Office in a while. Love the flexibility of being at different schools, but hate the amount of work I have when I come back to the office.

I'm getting my highlights touched up in 2 weeks, but after seeing your red jillywilly, I'm tempted to go strawberry blond. Just not sure if it'll go with my coloring.

[baytosa2013]

I'm up earlier than normal because I have an early install at a clients that is 45 mins from me and I have to make 2 stops. DH is staying home with the sick kiddo today. I'm kind of excited for the break.

[jillywilly]

Oct 18, 2016 6:57:56 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

I've been out in the field Friday and Monday, so this is my first day back in the Office in a while. Love the flexibility of being at different schools, but hate the amount of work I have when I come back to the office.

I'm getting my highlights touched up in 2 weeks, but after seeing your red jillywilly , I'm tempted to go strawberry blond. Just not sure if it'll go with my coloring.

I think you should go for it! I think the right shade of red can be really flattering, I feel like it's actually made my pasty skin look warmer, which is great with winter coming. I honestly wasn't even really planning it too hard, I super trust my hairdresser though, so I basically got to the appointment, told her I wanted a big change, and pulled up Pinterest right there with her. She told me which ones wouldn't work for me, and in the end I gave her the final decision on the exact shade, and I'm so happy I did it!

[billyhorrible]

Just another average Tuesday here. I'm trying to get stuff done since I'm out of the office at the end of the week, but I think we got everything out to the client yesterday. I'll know for sure this morning.

[Widget123]

I look terrible as a red head. Terrible.

I think strawberry blonde would be a fun thing for you to try holliberry28. My only hesitation is I remember how picky you are.

[alayne926]

Ugh...My Tuesday is crazy so far.

I got to work early, feeling good about myself, only to find a patient waiting outside our office for his appointment.

#1. We don't open till 8am
#2. His appointment wasn't scheduled till 1:45
#3. His daughter says, "And we thought we were the ones running late!"

Dude....you're approximately 6 hours EARLY for your appointment.

:/

[tjanca22]

Sorry your foot and ankle are still hurting budders, fx that rest will help.

I looked at the calendar today and realized my due date is a month away! Man time flew by. I should really focus on getting work done so I don't need to stress about it in a few weeks, but I'm procrastinating.

[sugarkissed]

I've discovered an unexpected bonus to DH being away for work... the kids have been sleeping in! B was up at 8:30 this morning and A just rolled out of bed at 9 and then proceeded to sit on the couch cuddling her blanket. Normally they hear him leaving for work at 7 and wake up too. I miss him, but it has been glorious.

[pghtruelove]

We are skipping music class today, Jules was up for 4 hours screaming and with a fever last night. Thankfully MIL, FIL, and BIL are here so I was able to get some sleep this morning!
We are going to start cleaning out our garage today. I can't wait to see the shit that is in there. When we moved I to the house in June we moved all the stuff that had been in my storage units for TEN years, into our garage. This should be exciting.

[billyhorrible]

Oct 18, 2016 8:59:19 GMT -5 budders said:

My foot and ankle are still in significant pain, so I made an appointment for this afternoon at the ortho office. Hoping they'll say nothing is wrong and that I just need more rest!

Can I say how much I admire how proactive you are at taking care of yourself? It's an area I'm sorely lacking in.

[mrsmonogrammed]

My mom is watching Charlotte today and I get off at 4 the rest of this week (usually 5) because I have to come in on Friday for a staff meeting. Whomp whomp.

[beersandweirs]

I worked from home yesterday because they were re-doing my cubicle area (just in time for me to leave in 3 weeks, weee...) so today feels a little Monday-ish. I am having lots of feels about being unemployed soon, but I talked to LO's nanny yesterday and she is willing to work part time at least through the holidays, so I will have 3 days a week to spend applying for jobs. I am both excited for all the time to myself, and nervous about money and finding a job. Like I said, lots of feels.

[heartofglass]

Sleep was hellish last night. H is a monumental asshat. The dog pooped on the rug.
On a positive note, I made biscuits and gravy for breakfast.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Oct 18, 2016 11:17:42 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

I worked from home yesterday because they were re-doing my cubicle area (just in time for me to leave in 3 weeks, weee...) so today feels a little Monday-ish. I am having lots of feels about being unemployed soon, but I talked to LO's nanny yesterday and she is willing to work part time at least through the holidays, so I will have 3 days a week to spend applying for jobs. I am both excited for all the time to myself, and nervous about money and finding a job. Like I said, lots of feels.

Since they are downsizing, will you be able to collect unemployment while you look? I have my FX you will find something new soon!

[beersandweirs]

Oct 18, 2016 11:56:31 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

Oct 18, 2016 11:17:42 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

I worked from home yesterday because they were re-doing my cubicle area (just in time for me to leave in 3 weeks, weee...) so today feels a little Monday-ish. I am having lots of feels about being unemployed soon, but I talked to LO's nanny yesterday and she is willing to work part time at least through the holidays, so I will have 3 days a week to spend applying for jobs. I am both excited for all the time to myself, and nervous about money and finding a job. Like I said, lots of feels.

Since they are downsizing, will you be able to collect unemployment while you look? I have my FX you will find something new soon!

Yes, thankfully! We ran the numbers and we can basically "survive" on H's salary alone, and the unemployment will be a buffer. I also am likely to get about 5 weeks payout between severance and PTO, so that helps, too.

[belle0720]

I'm super bummed. I really wanted to spend Christmas at a cabin in Lake Tahoe this year. Christmas is usually at my mom's house (now our house) but we'll be in the middle of renovations and just can't do it this year, so we've been talking about alternatives. Most of the family said they wanted to do Tahoe. We usually all go in Jan/Feb, so we'd just be doing our trip earlier. We've been talking about it for a while and I finally found the cutest cabin(https://www.vrbo.com/928446#), cheaper than most of the others of that size, and it's available that weekend. My cousin said she loved it yesterday and wanted to do it. Today she tells me they can't come up until after Christmas, can we do it the following weekend? But that defeats the purpose cause we're trying to figure out Christmas Day plans. So that's like 1/2 of the people that would have been coming and I know my mom isn't going to want to go if not everyone is on board. Bye bye dreams of Christmas in Tahoe.

[veggiemo]

Confession time: I still haven't taken LO to get his (routine) blood work that was ordered at his 1 year appointment. The lab has late hours today so I plan to take him after work. I do not want to do this, ugh.

[billyhorrible]

belle0720 - I'm brainstorming ideas for you. Mostly because that's supposed to be OUR time. But I am not inviting you to my in-laws because no one should be subjected to that misery.

[mrsdee1982]

Morning ladies. DD has decided that she no longer needs to sleep. Ever. Did not go to be until 4 AM on Sunday night. Then, no nap yesterday. Not a single one. I might die.

Anyways, I have a question. What brand of toothpaste are you all using for LO's?

[veggiemo]

mrsdee1982, we were using Tom's and Nature's Gate, but when I took DS to his first dentist appointment they told me those brands don't have fluoride and it's important that they get that. They told me to just stick with kids crest and barely use any, like basically just kinda swipe it over the bristles.

[belle0720]

billyhorrible LOL thanks. We'll definitely have somewhere to go, but my family will probably end up scattered for Christmas this year. It'll just be weird because we have always hosted Christmas with my whole extended family. It might be a good year for us to go to H's great aunt's house actually. We avoid it every year since it's a long drive and would mean not getting to see my family at all(we see his family on Christmas eve usually), but if we're already not going to see my whole family then it doesn't feel like such a sacrifice.

[mrsdee1982]

veggiemo, I am using Toms too, but have begun wondering about the fluoride, and if I should be worried about her getting it or not. Thanks for sharing!

[holliberry28]

Is this where I mention that DS will not let me put a toothbrush in his mouth?

He does like to brush my teeth though. And laughs when I brush his hand and cheek with the toothbrush.

[veggiemo]

mrsdee1982 , ADA recommends a schmear of fluoride toothpaste age 3 and younger. Like the brush on the left.

[beersandweirs]

We just use regular Crest kids (with fluoride) toothpaste with a tiny amount like veggiemo posted.

I got a call for a phone interview earlier, but I was in a meeting so I had to listen to the voicemail. Then I called her back to schedule it and had to leave a message and she hasn't called me back yet. I am staring at my phone willing it to ring

[jillywilly]

We use the same toothpaste as michyme123, except it has Elmo on the front Our ped said to use a toothpaste without fluoride until he's old enough to understand the concept of spitting it out, so we're going with that for now. It's super cute though, he LOVES brushing his teeth. We've finally got it incorporated as one of the last things we do before he goes to bed, so when we're winding down at night and can tell he's getting ready to go to sleep, we ask him, "want to go brush your teeth and go night night?" and he goes tearing down the hallway to the bathroom. So. Cute.

[veggiemo]

Oct 18, 2016 13:59:03 GMT -5 madymoiselle said:

So my understanding is not to use fluoride based toothpaste until they can spit it out. This is one of the conflicting infos we get and I know not every country has the same recommandations. Ugh.

I think that's why they are saying now to just use that teeny tiny bit (as opposed to pea sized) to avoid the swallowing of the fluoride. In the grand scheme of things, I'm not sure it matters all that much as long as you're brushing them regularly.

[heartofglass]

Oh no budders, I hope it heals fast!

So per most pediatricians and the ADA our LO's do need to have fluoride in their toothpaste. Like @ veggiemo said a smear until age 3 (or they can spit it out) and then just a pea sized amount. Most pediatricians and dentist offices will be recommending fluoride treatments every 6 months in the form of varnish so LO's can't ingest it. Fluoride is extremely important, especially for kids that don't like their teeth brushed or who can't brush very well (i.e. My child). I would much rather have a little fluorosis than rampant cavities. We are just using kids crest.